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Where does “frato” come from?

frato (Esperanto) comes from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

frato (Esperanto): brother; sibling

Definitions

  1. brother; sibling

Ancestry of “frato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrāter—
2Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “frato”

  • fratiĉo
  • frateco
  • frateto
  • bofratino
  • bofrato
  • gefrato
  • fratino
  • duonfrato
  • fratineto
  • stif-fratulo
  • stif-fratino
  • stif-frato
  • bofratulo
  • frateso
  • fratala
  • fratatra
  • fratino
  • fratulo
  • frato
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